Mansfeld-Eigentliche-Hinterort (15)63 thaler Dav-9536

Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 46712

This specimen was lot 46712 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Mansfeld. Taler, 1563. Volrat V, Johann I and Karl I. NGC AU Details--Cleaned." The county of Mansfeld was a state between Anhalt and Saxony blessed with productive silver mines. It seems the various branches of the Mansfeld line all lived in Schloss Mansfeld but occupied different parts: Vorderort (outer castle), Mittelort (middle castle) and Hinterort (inner castle). The counts minted a plethora of thalers and an extensive series of minors. This type was struck 1560-64 and undated with various mintmarks.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM MB48, Dav-9536.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1500-1600, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979.
• Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• (15)47 thaler
• 1561 thaler, date divided by arms, Volrat V, Johann I and Karl I
• 1609 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1563